The sponsorship is matching because Lidl is the fastest growing grocery retailer in the world, a "world champion" in groceries according to many experts. Lidl grows faster than Walmart, faster than Carrefour and faster than lesser-known Asian chains such as AEON or FamilyMart to name a few. However, Walmart is still by far the biggest with The e-commerce insights firm Edge by Ascential recently ranked the biggest chains by net sales, as part of its July 2019 report on the grocery business. Walmart handily won the top spot, but 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven is the world's largest grocery store chain with over 46,000 outlets in 16 countries. The supermarket has its headquarters in both Japan and the USA. Japan has the largest number of outlets at 15,000. The United States has 7,800 stores while 6,800 outlets are in Thailand. Lidl: estimated global net sales 2016-2026. Published by Emma Bedford , Nov 9, 2022. German discounter supermarket Lidl was estimated to have generated 97.8 billion euros worldwide in 2020. The largest food retailer in the world is Walmart, with a revenue of $573 billion and a net income of $13.94 billion. As of 2022, the global food & grocery retail market has a market size of $14.78 trillion. U.S. consumers spend an estimated $1.77 trillion on food and beverages each year. LinkedIn Supermarket chain Lidl has opened its new regional distribution centre (RDC) in Houghton Regis, Luton. At 1.2 million ft², the facility is now the company's largest warehouse in the world. The project, costing £300 million, saw the construction of a facility which the retailer says "could fit three of Lidl's existing warehouses inside". With estimated sales of $156.6 billion Costco completes the global top 3, with Germany's Schwarz Group (parent of Lidl and Kaufland) the first non-U.S. company in the top 10. Lidl has created one of its biggest ever UK stores, by expanding an existing branch into a former Halfords to make it 27,000 sq ft. The discounter has insisted it may have a "slightly bigger" store elsewhere in the UK, but has not clarified where. 9. MERCADONA. Number of chain stores worldwide: ~1,700. 10. INTERMARCHE. Number of chain stores worldwide: ~1,500. The top 10 biggest supermarket chains in the world by number of chain store locations worldwide. Only supermarkets are counted here. The Schwarz Group is a German multinational retailer that operates stores under the Lidl and Kaufland brands. It is the largest European retailer and the fourth-largest retailer in the world by revenue. dEgGR.